horizonous's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
tense
medium-paced
4.5
This is one of many types of mountaineering media I have consumed in the past two years and once again it's astounding how you can't just pinpoint to one thing that goes wrong, or one decision that changed everything. It's always a chain reaction and it's devastating.
As always with these books it's at times a bit too detailed with mountaineering lingo but I really appreciated all of the historical, cultural and political information of this region and the biographical aspects, telling the life stories of the distinguished Sherpa Climbers and High Altitude Porters that make these - unfortunately often times deadly - adventures for all kinds of people possible.
If you liked INTO THIN AIR by Jon Krakauer this book is a must read!
As always with these books it's at times a bit too detailed with mountaineering lingo but I really appreciated all of the historical, cultural and political information of this region and the biographical aspects, telling the life stories of the distinguished Sherpa Climbers and High Altitude Porters that make these - unfortunately often times deadly - adventures for all kinds of people possible.
If you liked INTO THIN AIR by Jon Krakauer this book is a must read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Gun violence, Suicide, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Grief, Racism, War, Animal death, and Child death
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and Excrement
allegro884's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
4.5
brie__774's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
yagdetochitala's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
sad
tense
slow-paced
5.0
micky14568's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
5.0
reads_by_joe's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
4.0
evangeline_miller's review against another edition
4.0
The book details the 2008 K2 climbing disaster, where 11 people lost their lives. So much went wrong; small mistakes compounded into bigger ones. The authors do a great job of providing contextual information about the surrounding Himalayas, including many cultural and religious traditions of the region's peoples. It becomes apparent that, while many of the Sherpas and porters begin working for the economic stability mountaineering provides, it soon becomes a passion (and obsession) to reach higher levels of difficulty and heights.